Gov. Justice, the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDACH) invite all West Virginia students in grades K-12 to participate in the 2025 Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition. Entries are currently being accepted, and the deadline for submissions is Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 (hand-delivered or mailed and received no later than Jan. 17). Only one entry may be submitted per student. Designed to showcase student creativity and the arts, this year’s exhibition is a call for one-of-a-kind postcard designs illustrating star gazing at your favorite West Virginia waterway. Selected postcard artwork will later be…

Frankfort hosts Bluefield Saturday at 4 p.m.  Kickoff temperature will be 32 degrees with a quick drop into the 20s in the second half. Fort Hill visits Perryville Saturday at 1 p.m.  Kickoff temperature will be 38 degrees with winds at 10-20 MPH. Classic Hits 107 will broadcast the Frankfort game beginning at 3 p.m. and 1270 WCBC will broadcast the Fort Hill game beginning at noon.

The Pennsylvania State Police at Somerset are investigating the discovery of a body in Flaugherty Creek near the Fuller Playground in Meyersdale. The body was discovered in the creek on Wednesday morning and Somerset County 911 was contacted. Meyersdale Volunteer Fire and state police responded, along with the Somerset County Coroner's office.  Police say more information will be released later.

On November 26th, 2024, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Elizabeth Mae Price. The warrant was issued as a result of Price failing to appear for court on October 24th, 2024. Her original charge was for failing to obey a condition of probation. Price was transported to central booking. She was later seen by a district court commissioner and remanded to the Allegany Detention Center without bond. NAME: Elizabeth Mae Price  AGE: 41  Cumberland, MD CHARGES: CDS possession BENCH WARRANT SERVED On November 26th, 2024, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Jacob Allen Kasecamp….

“Get answers – Get help” is the motto of the Possibility Shop, located at 138 Baltimore Street in Cumberland.  Operated through AHEC West, the shop provides a number of community services, all free, including signing up for health insurance, housing resources, acquiring or replacing birth certificates, and assistance accessing community programs.  AHEC”s Dave Stewart says one third to one quarter of clients at the Possibility Shop are living outside and need assistance… “Sometimes when people are going through a struggle, they don’t necessarily see what’s possible for them in their lives. So we try to help them see that other things…

The financial aid application used by millions of American families is now officially open and available for the 2025-26 school year – ahead of schedule and hopefully problem-free.  Department of Education officials told reporters they are confident in this year’s financial aid form after the botched rollout of a new application last year led to delays and glitches for students seeking financial aid and trying to meet deadlines. Jill Desjean, analyst at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators says last year’s rollout was not successful…     “The net effect was frustration with the process, people abandoning the…

A partnership between Allegany County Tourism, Frostburg First and the Downtown Development Commission will add more joy for shoppers visiting local businesses. The “Shop Small, Win Big” promotion is back, kicking off on Friday and running through December 19. Shoppers making purchases at local merchants can submit their receipts for chances to win weekly prizes, according to DDC Director Melinda Kelleher…     “Each Saturday in December they will do a drawing for everybody that submitted receipts that week and each week they receive a VISA gift card – it’s a $50 gift card and then the grand prize drawing…

Maryland State Police investigators are continuing an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate in Allegany County. The inmate is identified as Robert Warren, 28.  Warren was declared deceased in his cell on November 25 by emergency medical service personnel. He was a state prison inmate serving time at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland. A suspect, also an inmate, has been identified.  He has not been charged at this time and is not being identified until charges are placed. On Monday, November 25, the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was contacted by investigators from the Department…

Crystal Kammauf, 36, is being held at the Potomac Highlands Regional Jail in Augusta on a charge of murder in the shooting of 36-year old Jared Hall.  The incident took place Tuesday at a location on Old Furnace Road in Mineral County. The Mineral County medical examiner pronounced Hall dead at the scene.  The Mineral County Sheriff's office is continuing its investigation into the shooting.

On November 26th, 2024, at approximately 12:17 a.m., the Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 400 block of Fayette Street for an assault. Upon arrival officers conducted an investigation into the assault. An officer spoke with the victim that advised they were assaulted by Jaren Jennings Brunson. The officer observed injuries to them that were consistent with their statement, as well as an independent witness’ statement. Brunson was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to Central Booking. He was later seen by a District Court commissioner and released on his own recognizance. NAME: Jaren Jennings Brunson  AGE: 22 Cumberland, MD…